Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group

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Bioplotting of a bioactive alginate dialdehyde-gelatin composite hydrogel containing bioactive glass nanoparticles.

Abstract

Alginate dialdehyde-gelatin (ADA-GEL) constructs incorporating bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGNPs) were produced by biofabrication to obtain a grid-like highly-hydrated composite. The material could induce the deposition of an apatite layer upon immersion in a biological-like environment to sustain cell attachment and proliferation. Composites were formulated with different concentrations of BGNPs synthetized from a sol-gel route, namely 0.1% and 0.5% (w/v). Strontium doped BGNPs were also used. EDS analysis suggested that the BGNPs loading promoted the growth of bone-like apatite layer on the surface when the constructs were immersed in a simulated body fluid. Moreover, the composite constructs could incorporate with high efficiency ibuprofen as a drug model. Furthermore, the biofabrication process allowed the successful incorporation of MG-63 cells into the composite material. Cells were distributed homogeneously within the hydrogel composite, and no differences were found in cell viability between ADA-GEL and the composite constructs, proving that the addition of BGNPs did not influence cell fate. Overall, the composite material showed potential for future applications in bone tissue engineering.

Journal
Biofabrication
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pagination
035005-8
Publisher
IOP Science
ISSN
1758-5090
URL
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/8/3/035005/meta
Keywords
ALGINATE, Bioactive glass Nanoparticles, bioactivity, biofabrication, bioplotting, composite, Gelatin
Rights
Restricted Access
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Status
published
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